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Date: 2011

From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017765

Description: The scene is a rural community in the eraly morning. A man swears as he walks his bike up a steep hill. His wife and child wave farewell and the child asks 'Why did Daddy say that word that you told me not to say?' Floating at the top of the cartoon are two newspapers reading 'More petrol price increases coming' and 'Save on household costs - Go to work on a bike'. Context - The cost of living and the high prices for petrol and food in the current economic climate. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017094

Description: In the top panel a woman reads several bad reports about the economy in the newspaper 'Food prices are up!' 'Milk costs more than fizzy drink!' '1400 book-shop workers might lose their jobs!' etc. Her husband has his feet up in front of a television set and a newspaper in his hand with a report about the 'Cricket World Cup' and ignores what she is saying, replying 'That's nice dear!' Context - The 10th Cricket World Cup has been launched 18 February 2011 following a $40 million opening ceremony in Bangladesh. The Black Caps won their first game against Kenya. The New Zealand economy is struggling. Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0016877

Description: A man sits in a pub pouring out his financial woes to the barman. He says that he can still afford a litre of milk at the supermarket and can still afford to fill his car with petrol to take him there but he cannot afford both. Context - Economic hard times for the ordinary New Zealander. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]

By: Whangarei report (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017664

Description: A man sits at the table scrutinising the family finances. His wife and screaming child arrive home from doing the shopping. His wife is so overloaded with shopping that one of the bags has burst all over the floor. She looks exhausted and harrassed. Her husband says 'There! Simple! ...By YOU doing the shopping on foot, we counteract the GST increase on groceries, with what we save on petrol!' Context: Refers to the raising of GST from 12.5% to 15% on 1st October by the current John Key government (National). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016776

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister puts a spin on rising food prices by saying that it is great news for obesity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016471

Description: The title reads 'Warm weather draws sharks to NZ - News'. A swimmer on the surface is unaware of the huge shark representing 'food prices' beneath her. Context - Warmer sea temperatures could be the reason for earlier than usual shark sightings. Institute of Economic Research principal economist Shamubeel Eaqub is predicting that by March, food prices will be 8 to 10 per cent higher than they were last March. (NZH 27 December 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016993

Description: A man stands in the cone of light shed by a streetlight whose pole carries signs reading 'Struggle Street', 'Economic initiatives' (which accompanies an image of a bus) and the 'timetable'. The man who is holding a document that reads 'Food prices soar' looks anxiously at his watch. Context - As New Zealand 'struggles' economically and 'food prices soar' people wait with increasing impatience for some of the 'economic initiatives' that might be hoped for from the government. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0019914

Description: A Newspaper reads 'Christmas dinner costs soaring, figures show'. The Grinch, from the Dr Seuss children's book 'How the Grinch stole Christmas' stuffs a Christmas turkey from a bowl labelled 'costs'. Statistics NZ figures show food prices increased 1.9 per cent in the year to November, with some items likely to be in desserts this Christmas rising in price by much more. (NZ Herald Dec 14 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021980

Description: Scene set at Santa Claus' 'Online Christmas Orders Dept' at the North Pole. One elf remarks 'ANOTHER Marmite order from New Zealand'. The sole Marmite factory in New Zealand was damaged in the Christchurch Earthquake of 2011. Further aftershocks led to the shutting down of the factory until late 2012. The remaining stocks ran out, leading to panic buying at inflated prices by Marmite aficionados. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly

By: Listener (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0018825

Description: A crowd of rather sad people queue for jobs and work at the Christchurch rebuild; all around them are signs that read 'Pike River', 'leaky buildings', 'Chch quake rebuild', 'EQC levy hike', '200,000 children in poverty', 'food prices up', 'deficit', and 'GST hike'. Prime Minister John Key in the centre of the crowd yells 'Hey everyone - look up there!' as he kicks a rugby ball into the sky. Context: John Key attempts to divert the attention of people from New Zealand's current woes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 27 December 2011

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019097

Description: The scene is a sunlit beach with crowds of people. However danger lurks as a shark's fin representing 'food prices' appears in the sea. Context: The escalating price of food during the economic downturn. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019090

Description: Two men swim in floods representing 'Food price rise' as the rain pours down. One of them says 'No, the fuel rise was last week's exceptionally freakish one-off event.' Context: People are so used to 'freakish' events that the 'food price rise' seems relatively normal. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0020075

Description: A man reads in a newspaper report that food prices are going up and is not bothered until he reads that beer prices are rising also. Context: DB Breweries announced plans to increase its beer and cider prices by an average of 3% The cartoon compares the public reation between price increases in food items and beer. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019070

Description: A man with a question mark over his head, sits in a deckchair on a wharf that represents 'fixed income.' A boat representing 'rising prices' is tethered to the wharf and is pulling it apart. Context: Economic conditions in New Zealand are creating hardship particularly for people on fixed or low incomes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).